Improvement in harrow



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Letters Patent No. 93,306,1Zted August 3, 18694,

IMPRovnMENT IN HARROW,

The Schedule referred tp in these LettersA Patent and making parbof the same.

'To all whom 'it ma/y concern: Beit known that we,`Jon1v JAY and J onn Cor- 'POCK,' of J onesborough, in the county of Grant, and

State of Indiana, have invented a nevi and useful Improvement in Harrows; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full,iclear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and'use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying cation.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in harroivs, whereby theyv are made much more useful than harrows of ordinary construction, and consists in the means applied for raising the harrow-teeth from the ground, either inwhole or in part, as willbev hereinafter more fully described.

-In the accompanying sheet of drawinglFigure 1 represents a vertical section of the harrow, through the line :zi-x of g. 2.

Figure 2 is a top or plan vie \v.

Similar letters of reference indicatel corresponding PMS- v A is the frameof theharrow, which is in theordinary triangular form, with the teeth inserted in the same, or a similar manner.

B B represent standards, supported by the crosspiecesA C O of the frame, which are connected together,

at theirv top ends, by the cross-piece D, upon which the driVe'rs seat E is placed. .f

F F are levers, which are hinged tothe back' piece of the frame, asseen at G, and connected together, at their front ends, by the bar H, beneath. the drivers feet, infront of the stands B.

I I are wheels, made of either wood or iron, which are attachedv to the levers F by means of suitable journal-pins J J, upon which they revolve, which pins are the fulcra of thelevers.

Near the front angle of the harrow, attached to the -i'rame by journals, as seen at k k, is the bar L, to which is-rigidly attached the lever M. l

N is the guide-wheel,vwhich is v attached to the bar L by means-of forked connection O anda king-bolt, p,

drawingforming part ofthie vspecifiso that the wheel, while it revolves on its'axisin the connection O, hasa lateral movement independent of the lever M. y

.The connection between the two is such, that by? depressing the lever the front' of the harrow is raised. This the driver mayl do with hsfoot, at anytime .when necessary, to avoid obstructions, or to clear the harrow of-'accumulatedfgrass or other rubbish.

Io raise' Vthe liarrowentirelyifrom thefground, sothatv it will 'rest altogether on the wheels, 1t 'is' oi1ly necessary for the driver to press with his foot on the cross-bar H.

This depresses all the levers, and raises the harrow vertically from the ground.

It will be seen that the stands B are provided with a series of holes, into which pins, above the cross-bar H, maybe inserted, byv which means the levers may be fastened, and the harrow supported above thel ground in going to or from the field. In this manner the depth to which the teeth are allowed to penetrate the ground, when the harrow is lin use, may be gauged with the greatest nicety.

arranged that the harrow may be raised from the ground, either inwhole or in part, substantially as shown and described.

, 2; The vcombination of the lever in, rook-bar L, pivot i bolt p, arm 0, andwheel N, with the harrow, vsubstantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose'specified.

` J QHN JAY. f

JOEL OOPPOOK.. Witnesses:

J. H. Fono,

SETH GORDON. 

